South Korean (KOSPI) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 08, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies20

7D-9.2%
3M0.1%
1Y98.2%
YTD110.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Aerospace & Defense industry has dropped 9.2%, driven by declines in Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1 of 5.7% and 23%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 98%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 08 Nov 2025	₩79.4t	₩31.1t	₩3.4t	25.1x	23.6x	2.6x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025	₩93.8t	₩31.1t	₩3.4t	27x	27.9x	3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025	₩83.1t	₩31.1t	₩3.4t	26.8x	24.7x	2.7x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025	₩88.8t	₩26.7t	₩3.3t	36.1x	27.1x	3.3x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025	₩77.2t	₩26.6t	₩3.3t	33.6x	23.5x	2.9x
Tue, 27 May 2025	₩69.1t	₩26.6t	₩3.3t	38.5x	21.2x	2.6x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025	₩61.7t	₩22.3t	₩3.2t	29.6x	19.5x	2.8x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025	₩52.5t	₩21.7t	₩3.2t	29.5x	16.6x	2.4x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025	₩45.2t	₩21.7t	₩1.4t	31.1x	32.7x	2.1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025	₩35.2t	₩21.7t	₩1.4t	24.6x	25.4x	1.6x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024	₩30.1t	₩21.7t	₩1.4t	20.9x	21.7x	1.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024	₩37.3t	₩20.6t	₩952.5b	23.7x	39.2x	1.8x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024	₩32.3t	₩20.6t	₩952.5b	19.6x	34x	1.6x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024	₩29.4t	₩20.6t	₩952.5b	19.3x	30.9x	1.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024	₩30.1t	₩19.4t	₩1.0t	19.5x	29.9x	1.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024	₩28.5t	₩19.4t	₩1.0t	19.1x	28.3x	1.5x
Wed, 29 May 2024	₩26.1t	₩19.2t	₩1.0t	21.1x	25.1x	1.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024	₩26.4t	₩18.9t	₩1.6t	14.9x	16.8x	1.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024	₩24.0t	₩19.0t	₩1.5t	16.7x	16.1x	1.3x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024	₩20.5t	₩16.9t	₩1.0t	32.9x	19.9x	1.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024	₩19.6t	₩16.9t	₩1.0t	30.3x	19.1x	1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023	₩18.2t	₩16.9t	₩1.0t	32.7x	17.6x	1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023	₩16.9t	₩16.1t	₩1.2t	16.8x	14.4x	1.1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023	₩15.6t	₩16.1t	₩1.2t	15.6x	13.3x	1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023	₩16.3t	₩16.1t	₩1.2t	14.1x	13.8x	1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023	₩16.6t	₩15.5t	₩865.0b	21.9x	19.2x	1.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023	₩17.8t	₩15.5t	₩865.0b	25.1x	20.5x	1.1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023	₩16.3t	₩15.5t	₩858.2b	26.8x	19x	1.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023	₩16.4t	₩14.7t	₩313.9b	38.4x	52.3x	1.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023	₩14.1t	₩14.7t	₩292.6b	28.4x	48.1x	1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023	₩14.6t	₩14.5t	₩504.8b	21.9x	28.9x	1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023	₩13.6t	₩14.5t	₩504.8b	18.8x	27x	0.9x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022	₩13.5t	₩14.5t	₩504.8b	17.5x	26.7x	0.9x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022	₩13.6t	₩14.1t	₩390.0b	27x	35x	1x

Price to Earnings Ratio

35x

Tue, 15 Nov 2022

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Aerospace & Defense industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 105% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 30% per year.
This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.